Europa League: Sevilla defeats Dinamo Zagreb 3-1
SEVILLA. Sevilla overcomes Dinamo Zagreb 3-1.
SEVILLA. Sevilla overcomes Dinamo Zagreb 3-1. Sevilla was vastly superior ball possession (63%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Sevilla on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Marco Guida with the help of Filippo Meli and Giorgio Peretti. The 4th official was Luca Pairetto. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 14.2 degrees Celsius or 57.63 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 72%.
Match Statistics
Sevilla was in firm control of the ball 63% while Dinamo Zagreb was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Sevilla was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Sevilla won the encounter.
Sevilla shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Dinamo Zagreb shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Sevilla received 1 yellow card (M. Acuna). On the opposite side, Dinamo Zagreb received 3 yellow cards (D. Livakovic, B. Petkovic and S. Ristovski).
After playing this contest, Sevilla has points to occupy the 0th place in the table. while Dinamo Zagreb stays with 10 points (2nd).
Match Events
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13'13'
D. Livakovic
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13'13'
I. Rakitic (Penalty)
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41'41'
M. Orsic
S. Ristovski
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43'43'
L. Ocampos
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45'45'
A. Martial
Papu Gomez
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46'46'
R. Lauritsen
K. Theophile-Catherine
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50'50'
N. Gudelj
K. Rekik
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53'53'
B. Petkovic
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53'53'
M. Acuna
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58'58'
M. Emreli
D. Juric
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61'61'
Óliver Torres
Fernando
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61'61'
Thomas Delaney
Munir El Haddadi
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61'61'
Y. En Nesyri
A. Martial
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70'70'
D. Stefulj
P. Bockaj
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76'76'
S. Ristovski
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76'76'
D. Spikic
B. Petkovic
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76'76'
S. Moharrami
S. Ristovski
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84'84'
J. Navas
L. Ocampos
Next match
In the upcoming Europa League match, Sevilla will play away with Dinamo Zagreb on the 24th of February with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Sevilla (0 draws).
Dinamo Zagreb will host Sevilla on the 24th of February with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Sevilla (0 draws).
Sevilla and Dinamo Zagreb will play the return match on the at the Stadion Maksimir
Sevilla: Formation and Lineups
Sevilla started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Julen Lopetegui Argote chose to play with the following team: Bono , Jules Koundé , Diego Carlos , Karim Rekik , Marcos Acuña , Ivan Rakitić , Fernando , Lucas Ocampos , Alejandro Gómez , Munir El Haddadi and Anthony Martial .
Substitutes
Sevilla made 5 changes: K. Rekik for N. Gudelj (50′), M. El Haddadi for T. Delaney (61′), F. Reges for O. Torres (61′), A. Martial for Y. En Nesyri (61′) and L. Ocampos for J. Navas (84′).
Top player: Lucas Ocampos
The player who no doubt impressed Sevilla the most was Lucas Ocampos.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Dinamo Zagreb: Formation and Lineups
Dinamo Zagreb started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the opposite side, Željko Kopić played with: Dominik Livaković , Kévin Théophile-Catherine , Josip Šutalo , Bartol Franjić , Stefan Ristovski , Amer Gojak , Arijan Ademi , Petar Bočkaj , Deni Jurić , Bruno Petković and Mislav Oršić .
Substitutes
Dinamo Zagreb made 5 changes: K. Theophile-Catherine for R. Lauritsen (46′), D. Juric for M. Emreli (58′), P. Bockaj for D. Stefulj (70′), B. Petkovic for D. Spikic (76′) and S. Ristovski for S. Moharrami (76′).
Top player: Mislav Oršić
The player who no doubt impressed Dinamo Zagreb the most was Mislav Oršić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League
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